{"id":15194,"date":"2025-01-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=15194"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:11:16","slug":"recap-of-chancellor-rachel-reeves-visit-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/recap-of-chancellor-rachel-reeves-visit-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap of Chancellor Rachel Reeves&#8217; visit to China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer, <a href=\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/what-does-chancellor-rachel-reeves-china-visit-mean-for-the-uk-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rachel Reeves<\/a>, visited China between 10-13 January 2025 to co-host the UK-China Economic &amp; Financial Dialogue (EFD) with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. There was a busy programme of additional events and meetings in Beijing and Shanghai built around the EFD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBBC has collated read-outs and reports from the Chancellor\u2019s meetings to help provide you with a flavour of the weekend\u2019s events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZBynwjV7EZtiOsDAns--Q_LuHRrbaSuJKeQ8P4R7WtftCzUsyHh0eT7fw9giRLfSQs42qw9CSLMhm63ZrmLiYRuDfaYd1hHAs9uyZM9ue88t0M-hDbouRSd-WGlIMvFsiR57qtBEK3vxe0m1gP2HcZk-tupzIrArCyDFKNinQkNirvDVDv6HlnaCINKnbc5D38i6-qO3f-TGUmfRktcdAJyaqKqDwE_rPqCAqI2vg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/49b3c36c-5ad3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725538845026099\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Friday, 10 January: Beijing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting with China\u2019s Minister for Finance, Lan Fo\u2019an<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reeves met with China\u2019s Minister for Finance, Lan Fo\u2019an, in Beijing on Friday, 10 January, together with Vice Minister Liao Min and HM Ambassador Dame <a href=\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/hma-dame-caroline-wilson-on-trade-and-future-uk-china-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caroline Wilson<\/a>. The MoF reports on the meeting that both sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the economic situation and fiscal policies of China and the UK, as well as the financial cooperation between China and the UK under multilateral frameworks such as the G20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MoF readout (Chinese):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgAAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fwww.mof.gov.cn%252Fzhengwuxinxi%252Ftupianxinwen1%252F202501%252Ft20250114_3951674.htm%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=NLEp5weODCStnpmHar7dm4tzIYjMIQF39HNEc3GC%2B7k%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u84dd\u4f5b\u5b89\u4f1a\u89c1\u82f1\u56fd\u8d22\u653f\u5927\u81e3\u857e\u5207\u5c14\u00b7\u91cc\u592b\u65af<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-data443-irp-shortcode irp-shortcode\"><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/pm-sir-keir-starmer-and-president-xi-jinping-hold-talks-at-g20-summit\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4\"><style> .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #E74C3C!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4:active, .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#E74C3C; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4 .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u37a12482cadb94700d5acca0d35906a4:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">Read Also<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">PM Sir Keir Starmer and President Xi Jinping Hold Talks at G20 Summit\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saturday, 11 January: Beijing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit to Brompton &amp; Bank of China Headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morning site visit to Beijing flagship store of British bicycle brand Brompton followed by a meeting with Bank of China HQ to meet with CCPIT Chair Ren Hongbin and a group of Chinese investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaPgulBYQSG-stNV_KqXmeunadZcCYl4UJRJ1vV_g8AIYpYoKh5VINe5LexKbW_goTPbwv9JlMymI27zvjvrCfrrN-gw2k-Cyvj7c4lIm3GBC7HlPGIp3QY9MSpa_ebzcVsh_s55KEiOTKlkXooAMVvrvhfpWpwxrL8LMywviijxxWepg9sov5J416oBaPBPKE_Ee68hHwSM01ylEUYVbByNdIdJYsRWWx6gT3uKko=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/60860b0d-5bd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725541554556847\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture by Kirsty O&#8217;Connor \/ HM Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting with Vice President Han Zheng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reeves met with Vice President Han Zheng at The Great Hall of the People, where she was also joined by the group of leaders from British finance (including CBBC President, Lord Sassoon) who accompanied her to China together with Andrew Bailey (Governor, Bank of England) and Nikhil Rathi (Chief Executive, FCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbhIrdMmNzcwks_rN9iWVRwCz-Y0Z147-1W0IicYQ38oAhgtfQ-0wy7cp7sR3ZQCTgliNC1-Pb17JrC-hR2Or9guLRakfabq19ApKlV2UYSQQM6zXSXrpuCoyj3PRx2WZG2S7irN6Uev_HVHKaXs35tyoWg9waVBR54wqK6lxGoISy7_n9dlQAV_QWjIYxGwAHu4Gk5v5WqKRtJ-n1fU_w-5iItwrycxt7HBWQEBmQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/d2ea0f3d-5bd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725542412339409\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture by Kirsty O&#8217;Connor \/ HM Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Han Zheng said that China attaches great importance to the development of China-UK relations, and the resumption of the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue between the two sides is a concrete action to implement the important consensus reached at the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Kier Starmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xinhua readout (Chinese):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgEAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fbaijiahao.baidu.com%252Fs%253Fid%253D1820938610525169634%2526wfr%253Dspider%2526for%253Dpc%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=MmLJtcws4DAuznU2y3eZRsOarzX3JG0T6vkvrK9vJjs%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u97e9\u6b63\u4f1a\u89c1\u82f1\u56fd\u8d22\u653f\u5927\u81e3\u91cc\u592b\u65af<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xinhua readout (English):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgIAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fenglish.news.cn%252F20250111%252Fd54de992241a4948a615d4af96408280%252Fc.html%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=TjRSYkXX1NZb4CsW3hGP88Q16bZWbMxJDBKoTBH1fOU%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese VP meets with UK chancellor of exchequer-Xinhua<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nb6nMdLL2rJm4gYF0LXGFsj2w5MYXrpLIBz7Iw5P0jcOS5wwew_SgGH0sUtS7DDb1T6SzH23TNxxJtHr3UB-rHj1rDkNHrk0vT2xNoeUpWH9J95veDCQROC_eUihSJzLGDf7xKh7cZ9UI7WiL0Z8FQtGQd6onAFcCgpJxf0xdrPVD2VAujjq6br5Lx3XLMemx6mbmH69Wf03NgDZXXMY5uwwOyUaNpWbf2KMsynRtc=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/cf6665fe-5bd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725545564536756\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture by Kirsty O&#8217;Connor \/ HM Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fourth UK-China Financial Services Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor attended the opening of the Fourth UK-China Financial Services Summit at Diaoyutai organised by China Construction Bank and HSBC, where she met Vice Premier He Lifeng and delivered opening remarks for the event before departing to commence the EFD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China Daily readout (English):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgMAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fwww.chinadaily.com.cn%252Fa%252F202501%252F14%252FWS6785b7aaa310f1265a1da968.html%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=85c%2B7IRt71Yre0Z7lVHL0f0WEXf23FE266MmMZ2%2FAFg%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dialogue has put China-UK relations on firmer ground &#8211; World &#8211; Chinadaily.com.cn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgQAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fwww.cbbc.org%252Fnews-insights%252Fchancellor-pledges-closer-financial-services-links-china-support-secure-and-resilient%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=l0xysvA6qMbqkaG87heGIYs2R%2FE7mdaIr3qMfxHzQVg%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*a summary of the EFD including a breakdown of the key outcomes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZJpLzBhfrMh-Bp5BKmqAdH2Y5nYWhje42Hb0hL0dt9kReCmY8rGVXXSW1tr48FsXVzV0BfoqiyP3Ytj1Y-Wz6tE8FsMO3-bNnvxWG3LL3Leg8RZ16xUqT7mHqCq_Ad5kjjOsRdLZbZ3AVhxF8zK9PYjPJyZilQV9IVBwGR2F4C7dAyvECbZwnPqdrOm63OiEoNnJFXEKfypH3oIrqgHzLDmimvXc5ZOzLFJaY9lRA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/50f6c18b-5cd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725547937127757\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture by Kirsty O&#8217;Connor \/ HM Treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sunday, 12 January: Shanghai<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting with British Consumer Business and Visits to Shanghai Clearing House and Stock Exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reeves made a morning visit to the office of a British consumer business and took the opportunity to take in the Pudong skyline at the Shanghai Clearing House, before stopping by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanied by a UK business delegation, the Chancellor met with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng to discuss enhancing financial market connectivity and deepening UK-Shanghai ties. MoF Vice Minister Liao Min also attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanghai Municipal Government Report (Chinese):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgUAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fwww.shanghai.gov.cn%252Fnw4411%252F20250113%252Fa2e90cb5f8ba4910afa9a19bc02dd783.html%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=qjj8d5o%2BmYeYJ1sn3uLFaQtnMVQMzAItbdcNhkoU0DU%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u6df1\u5316\u91d1\u878d\u5e02\u573a\u4e92\u8054\u4e92\u901a \u9f9a\u6b63\u4f1a\u89c1\u82f1\u56fd\u8d22\u653f\u5927\u81e3\u91cc\u592b\u65af\u4e00\u884c<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanghai Municipal Government Report(English): &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/public-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/api\/orgs\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/r\/ZM_tTkdyoU-u5tQrBA_pIgYAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3A%22https%253A%252F%252Fenglish.shanghai.gov.cn%252Fen-Latest-WhatsNew%252F20250114%252F67c4164e73cf487f990be45636f2fbd3.html%22%2C%22RedirectOptions%22%3A%7B%225%22%3Anull%2C%221%22%3Anull%7D%7D&amp;digest=KkmQXbj3Y%2BM7jTk%2FNtu8%2B0NtuDhSLwVVuGH99TugAeg%3D&amp;secretVersion=a6751a3a834744298598bfc7d73b336f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shanghai looks to enhance collaboration with UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closed-door roundtable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor met with country head-level representatives from leading British MNCs at the Intercontinental Ruijin. The group included representatives from finance, automotive, energy, consumer, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality. CBBC played a central role organising this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYrFLXVsbTp-t4JcOtVQ5-OUsru537-N__Z5St7aZTVb5XkskNy1w-YVRJtFUTd9mKRf0sNj5s7fzXEwkuy9HGRBR-07bSR8sqXq5MxfwuAIvvKwixhRf439Lvgu1RAO9WBfyVT-bkcDQPylkxdZIEdHFqGQqplfsA4RLgfO7l_OW_xICwZNi_jiZFw6SGAcjmdzLYaXifGO6ayhIQfaf43tE2NEOGdg5MB7N9rwEQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/12ad7deb-5cd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725549587640763\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UK-China Business Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor delivered remarks to British business leaders at a reception organised by CBBC and the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai with around 100 participants. During the Chancellor\u2019s opening remarks, she highlighted the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The importance of engagement for the UK-China relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Government\u2019s commitment to free and open trade with China and globally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China\u2019s role in the UK\u2019s growth mission whether through market access, establishing new ventures, developing new markets, or outbound investment from China.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring long-term sustained engagement with China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZfYwBYcZbHywPam1NRYAJMU5h5j-YeAFNuQDCA_CEEYlKvq4ODteB3jirXJU-CjO5vDUnkc9uyn5v2JwMswNLfyqpaUZoJPvo57DBr0qfOJCBQVY7eJoXtwARoSbd2pyt3WT4oLZ448swyHpG0DptCo525HeNGTojxM-ksMkRkFNiyRl8cm_Imvz-fQr-E7Lwc8pxmZuAieSI1jLP-cAvP_3iUOuretNpGi3jzZMY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/assets-gbr.mkt.dynamics.com\/7820ebac-1a27-ef11-8404-6045bd0ea8a5\/digitalassets\/images\/dc1aaf0c-5dd3-ef11-a72f-0022481b3ef0?ts=638725550150312575\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor then met with British business representatives present at the reception covering a wide range of sectors including finance, automotive, consumer goods, standards, qualifications, education, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/lp-cta-membership1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4680\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1.png 4680w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-1536x258.png 1536w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-2048x344.png 2048w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-1920x322.png 1920w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-1170x197.png 1170w, https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-membership1-585x98.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4680px) 100vw, 4680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, visited China between 10-13 January 2025 to co-host the UK-China Economic &amp; Financial Dialogue (EFD) with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. There was a busy programme of additional events and meetings in Beijing and Shanghai built around the EFD. CBBC has collated read-outs and reports from the Chancellor\u2019s meetings to help provide you with a flavour of the weekend\u2019s events. 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